DODA, Oct 22: District Development Commissioner Doda Mubarak Singh today flag off 4 days long interstate study tour of secondary students of different government schools of educationally backward areas of District Doda.

The tour has been organized under RMSA Scheme in which 80 students along with teachers would visit historical of punjab State. While interacting with the students & parents , the DDC Doda said that such tours expose the wards to different cultures & areas of country & go a long way in overall personality development. He said during the tour the students would visit various historical places & get first hand experience of their country's rich cultural background & also praised the efforts made by CEO doda for implementation of flagship Programmes like SSA & RMSA.

Chief Education Officer Doda Mohammad Ashraf Rahter on the occasion said that these tours helps in overall Development of studentsby such cultural exchange programmes . He also briefed about the governments initiatives in the field of education under prestigious schemes like RMSA & SSA. "Different Such programmes have been launched to upgrade school infrastructure in the state" he added. He Directed the accompanying teachers to be vigilant in performing their duties as responsibility of young students rests on their shoulders during the tour. Mr Imam Din ADC DODA & other senior officers of the department were present on the occasion.

JAMMU, Oct 22: Cautioning against allowing escalation of violence on the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB), patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today called upon political leadership of both India and Pakistan to show greater magnanimity at this juncture and work for silencing roaring guns on the borders and replacing the war cries with talks of friendship and peace.
“Instead of resorting to the blame game or being jingoistic with slogans of “stro